"Florida Staying Fit - Health clubs stand test of hard times, buck national trend," Sun-Sentinel Newspaper, Sunday, July 6, 2008, Business & Money

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Studio 4 Fitness and Wellness Center in Coral Springs expanded to Pembroke Pines in June, taking over the Platinum Fitness gym at 20170 Pines Blvd.

"Obviously it's a scary time right now, but [the slump] really hasn't affected us at all," Studio 4 co-owner Rich Maston said. In Coral Springs, where only private fitness training sessions are offered, June — typically a slow month — was one of the best months this year, Maston said.

A fitness routine is the last thing people give up because it keeps their medical bills in check, Maston said.

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